Closure member or furniture glide



Feb. 17, 1953 K. J. sHoMBER 2,628,384

cLosuRE MEMBER oE FURNITURE 'GEIDE Filed March 18, 1950 NvezN-VOR: KERmNd. SHOW-3ER,

ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 17, 1953 UNITED STATE-s PATENTQFFICB ierian J. Shomber,Oakland, Calif., assignorvto United-Carr Fastener Corporation,Cambridge, Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts Appiication March 18,1,950,4 SeriaNo. 150,407

4 Claims. (Cl. Iii-42) This invention relates generally to closureassembledthe teeth 38 flex vdowmvardly and bite members, and hasparticular reference to closure intothe inter-nal surface of the wallsit and l3- members used for insertion into the ends of tubuof the tubes.lar members such as metal furniture legs. The support column members.are provided The object of the invention is to provide a with flangesit and i2 'on the lower end-s thereof,

of the closure member of Fig. 1 assembled in a tubes l2 and i4, thesupport columns 30 and 32 pair of adjacent tubular members; and areinserted into the ends of the tubes, causing Fig. 4 is a view in sectiontaken on line 4-4 .30 the teeth 33 to frictionally engage the internalof Fig. 3. surface of the Walls I6 and I8. The support col- Referring tothe drawing, there is illustrated a umns are forced into the tubes untilthe base 28 closure member I0, which is adapted for assembly bearsagainst the ends of the tubes, and the clointo the ends of a pair ofadjacent tubular mem- ,y sure member is retained in the position by thebers i2 and I4, to retain them in fixed relation 'o tube-engagingmembers 34 and $6. During the to one another. The tubular members I2 andM insertion, the medial portion 58 of the strap enmay form the les 0f an9119181@ 0f furniture (110i ters the opposing slots 2i and 26, therebyretainshown), in which case the closure member i0 also ing the tubes inrigid non-rotatable relation to serves as a glide for supporting saidarticle. The one anothelg tubualf members l2 and 4 comprise gneajuy 40Since certain obvious modifications may be @Ylmd'wal metal Walls 5 and 3folmmg m' made in the device without departing from the ternal bores 20and 22, and are provided with opposing apertures or slots 24 and 25which open to the ends thereof.

scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained hereinbe interpreted in an il- 45 lustrative and not in a limtng sense.

In the preferred embodiment, the closure mem- I Claim: ber i@ Compls'esa base 23 having a pau' 0f up' 1. A closure member for assembly into,vthe ends Wadly extendmg Support Column members 3 of a pair of adjacenttubular members, said and 32 for entering the bores of the tubes, andclosure member comprising a pan. of spaced tube-engaging members 34 and35 mountedPn 50 support column members for insertion into the the upperends thereof. The tube-engagmg ends of the tubes, said support columnmembers with serrated edges OImllg teeth 38, Bind are With thetubes,asupporting base on adjacent ends slightly larger in diameter thanthe dlameter of the column members, and rigid strap means of the tubesso that when the closure member is 55 extending between the supportcolumn members closure member which is adapted tovbe inserted whichextend outwardly and downwardly form? into the ends of a pair ofadjacent tubular meming cavities dei and it in the bottoms of the colbers to retain the members in iixed relation to umn members. The base 28is provided with a one another. n pair of upwardly roundedA embossmentsis and 5S', A further object of the invention is to provide if) whichare spaced apart so that the 4'support col-l a closure member forassembly in the ends of a umns 36 and 32 may be disposed thereon withA`pair of adjacent tubular members which is pro'l the embossments it and5G entering-the cavities vided with means for entering opposing apertrianddt. The base 28 is also provided with a' tures in the ends of theWalls of the tubular peripheral portion 5:2 which isv turned inwardlymembers to prevent orbital movement of the l5 to cover a portion of theiianges and 42 to retubular members relative to each other. tain thecolumn members in assembly with the Other objects of the invention will,in part, be base. obvious, and will, in part, appear hereinafter. Toprovide means for entering the slots 24 and For a fuller understandingof the nature and ob- 25 in the walls of the tubes, to prevent orbitaljects of the invention, reference should be had 20 movement of the tubesrelative to each other, to the following detailed description, taken ina rigid strap member 54 is assembled on the colconjunction with theaccompanying drawing, in umn members, and comprises a pair of endporwhich; tions 55 and 55 which encircle the column meme Fig. 1 is aperspective View of a closure member b ers to retain the strap inassembly therewith, embodying the features of the invention; 25 and amedial portion 58 which extends directly Fig. 2 is a top plan view ofthe closure membetween the column members substantially on a ber of Fig.1; line connecting the centers thereof.

Fig. 3 is a view in elevation, partly in section, To assemble theclosure member with the members 34 and 35 may COmDlSS flexible plateshaving means thereon for internal engagement for entering longitudinalslots in the ends of the walls of the tubes, said strap means beingdisposed intermediate the tube-engaging means and the base.

2. A closure member for assembly into the ends of a pair of adjacenttubular members, said closure member comprising a pair of spaced supportcolumn members for insertion into the ends of the tubes, said supportcolumn members each having means thereon Vat one end for internalengagement with the tubes, a supporting base at the other end thereof,and a rigid strap member assembled on the columns, said strap memberhaving end portions encircling the columns, and a medial portionextending therebetween on a line connecting the centers of the columnmembers for entering slots in the ends of the walls of the tubes,whereby orbital movement of the tubes relative to one another isprevented.

3. A closure member for assembly into the ends of a pair of adjacenttubular members, said closure member comprising a base, a pair of spacedsupport column members secured to thev base and adapted for entering theends of the tubes, means on the suport column members for internalengagement with the tubes, and a rigid strap member assembled on thesupport column members between tube-engaging means and the base, saidstrap member having ends encircling the support column members and amedial portion extending therebetween on a line connecting the centersof the column members for entering slots in the ends of the walls of thetubes when the closure member is assembled.

4. A closure member for assembly into the ends of a pair of adjacenttubular members, said closure member comprising a base, said base havinga pair of upwardly extending spaced embossed portions disposed therein,a pair of spaced support column members disposed on the base forentering the ends of the tubes, means on one end of the support columnmembers for internal engagement with the tubes, and anges on the otherends extending outwardly and downwardly therefrom to form a recess inthe lower end of each column, said embossment on the base being disposedin the recess, the base having an outer periphery portion curledinwardly over the said flanges, and a rigid strap member connecting thecolumn members, said strap member having ends encircling the supportcolumns and a medial portion extending therebetween on a line connectingthe centers of the column members for entering opposing slots in theends of the walls of the tubes when the closure member is assembled.

KERIAN J. SHOMBER.

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